Late last night, court documents were released listing those connected to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
And it’s claimed that Prince Andrew ‘visited his private island’.
These legal papers also include a previous reported claim of groping by the royal, which he has denied.
US District Judge Loretta Preska ordered for these records to be released as part of a case related to Epstein’s associate, Ghislaine Maxwell – who is currently serving 20 years in prison for sex trafficking crimes.
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Virginia Giuffre sued the woman back in 2015 and now the names mentioned in that suit have been revealed.
The case was settled in 2017 and the judge said that some individuals should be named as they had already spoken to the media.
As well as names like former US presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump being included (neither of whom have been accused of illegality), there is the claim Andrew visited Epstein’s private Caribbean island, according to Maxwell.
She claims she was only on the island once when the royal was there.
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According to the documents, Maxwell said: "There were no girls on the island at all. No girls, no women, other than the staff who work at the house.
"Girls meaning, I assume you are asking if they were underage. But there was nobody female outside of the cooks and the cleaners."
These 934 pages of documents also include references to Johanna Sjoberg, who previously claimed that the prince groped her breast while they sat on a couch inside one of Epstein’s apartments in 2001.
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Buckingham Palace has previously said her allegations are ‘categorically untrue’.
Sjoberg has also alleged that the now 63-year-old put his hand on her breast to pose for a snap with another accuser, Virginia Giuffre, and a puppet that said ‘Prince Andrew’ on it.
The British royal said he has never met Giuffre and denied her allegations.
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She sued the Duke of York in 2021 for sexual assault, alleging she was just 17 at the time of the alleged incidents; one which occurred in Maxwell's London home - with a second alleged ordeal having taken place at Epstein's Manhattan apartment.
Prince Andrew has always denied the allegations against him and in 2022, settled with Giuffre out of court, paying her a whopping £12million.
Another file also shows that while under oath, Maxwell said she ‘did not recall’ being in London with Giuffre and the prince, despite photos showing them all together.
Epstein took his own life in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges.
Topics: UK News, World News, Royal Family, Jeffrey Epstein
Jess Battison